DrJack's WINDIP Upper-Air Wind Forecast for  BISHOP  on  THU 02/02
 
ALERT@ 00:+eta
 
------  WS,WD,U(kt)  SITE=kbih  METAR=kbih  RidgePerp.=255  Run:02/02@16:33Z-16:33Z
 
RUC  :  00=02/02:15Z  03=02/02:18Z  06=02/02:21Z  09=02/03: 0Z  12=02/03: 3Z
300mb:    59 359 -14    53 351  -5    57 353  -8    51 354  -8    47 355  -8
700mb:    36 010 -15    32 002  -9    26 007 -10    22 014 -11    19 008  -7
 
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NAM  :  00=02/02:12Z  12=02/03: 0Z  24=02/03:12Z  36=02/04: 0Z  48=02/04:12Z
300mb:  + 65 354 -10    47 350  -4    39 351  -4    25 323   9    23 305  15
700mb:  + 27 353  -4    23 012 -10    15 350  -1     7 354  -1     2 354  -0
 
GFS  :  00=02/02:12Z  12=02/03: 0Z  24=02/03:12Z  36=02/04: 0Z  48=02/04:12Z  60=02/05: 0Z  72=02/05:12Z
300mb:    64 357 -13    49 001 -14    37 346  -1    28 331   7    20 302  14    15 279  14    16 247  16
700mb:    21 341   1    16 009  -7    10 356  -2     1 062  -1     4 199   2     4 234   4     4 229   4
 
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GFS  :  96=02/06: 0Z 120=02/07: 0Z 144=02/08: 0Z 168=02/09: 0Z 192=02/10: 0Z 216=02/11: 0Z 240=02/12: 0Z
300mb:    32 255  32    49 327  15    54 181  15    39 040 -32    27 001  -8    36 255  36    29 305  19
700mb:     4 272   4     7 213   5     5 228   4     9 051  -8     2 319   1     9 305   6    11 003  -3
 
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The criterion "mt. wave" windspeeds used for this site are:
To have a mt. wave somewhere (indicated by "+" marks)
  (1) windspeed of 65 kt at 300 mb (approx. 31,000 ft)
  (2) windspeed of 25 kt at "ridgetop" level of 700 mb (approx. 10,500 ft)
To have a mt. wave at designated ridge (indicated by "*" marks)
  (1) perpendicular wind of 46 kt at 300 mb (approx. 31,000 ft)
  (2) perpendicular wind of 18 kt at "ridgetop" level of 700 mb (approx. 10,500 ft)
These criteria based on the those empirically developed
for the Sierra wave by Doug Armstrong of the Reno NWS
 
For a description of the forecast format and forecasts for other locations, see: 
   http://www.drjack.info/WINDIP/
Please recognize that the utilized mt. wave criterion is simplistic
while mt. wave behavior can be complex, so the simple yes/no program
predictions cannot be expected to cover all mt. wave occurrences.